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DARK SECRETS: 15 | Vintage Vibes

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig – as it happened

The influential Birmingham band played their final concert – called Back to the Beginning – and were joined by the cream of heavy metal. Relive all 11 hours of mayhem here

The Guardian - UK

Black Sabbath farewell concert live: Ozzy Osbourne’s last show ends with fireworks and cake

All-day event saw snumber of metal acts, including Metallica, Guns N Roses, Alice in Chains and Tom Morello, take part in the Birmingham show at Villa Park

The Independent UK

Are you ready for "the greatest day in the history of heavy metal"? Black Sabbath share new photo featuring some of the metal legends set to honour them at their farewell show in Birmingham

Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, Bill and friends, including Metallica, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar, Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and more

Metal Hammer

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“I spent six months listening only to AC/DC – and it changed my entire approach to songwriting”: How Metallica embraced simplicity – and Mötley Crüe's producer – to create their 30 million selling monster hit

Hiring Bob Rock was one of the smartest moves they ever made

MusicRadar

Ozzy Osbourne makes emotional statement ahead of Black Sabbath farewell show

Heavy metal legend will say final farewell to fans at Villa Park this weekend

The Independent UK

‘I owe Ozzy Osbourne everything’: Metallica, Alice in Chains, Sammy Hagar and Yungblud on Black Sabbath’s farewell show

INTERVIEWS: As one of the world’s most influential bands prepare to bid farewell with a huge show at Villa Park in Birmingham, Roisin O’Connor speaks to just a few of the musicians whose lives were changed by the Prince of Darkness

The Independent UK

The 40 best Black Sabbath songs ever

From genre-defining early cuts to underrated gems, these are the Black Sabbath songs you need in your life

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“EET PHO”: Wes Borland cosplays as an ’80s-era James Hetfield while opening for Metallica – complete with a custom troll guitar

The attention to detail, right down to his guitar of choice and the 'mod' he's made to it, needs to be applauded

Guitar World

Wes Borland cosplayed as James Hetfield during Limp Bizkit’s last concert with Metallica

Limp Bizkit’s run of North American shows supporting Metallica wrapped up last week

Metal Hammer

“As great as it undoubtedly was, the bug-eyed insanity of thrash was nowhere to be heard in any of its songs”: How Metallica’s Black Album killed thrash metal

The band that helped create thrash pretty much killed it

Metal Hammer

Here’s the line-up of every major festival in 1995… and it actually isn’t very different to how they’ve shaped up 30 years later

Britpop was thriving, Pumpkins were Pumpkinsing, and Skunk Anansie tried to get on every bill going…

Louder

“We start stomping in each others’ faces, and getting lower and lower like two sumo wrestlers”: Metallica’s Robert Trujillo reveals the inspiration behind the ‘Crab Walk’ – and it involves Ozzy Osbourne

We’ve got Ozzy to thank for Robert Trujillo’s signature onstage move

Metal Hammer

Ozzy Osbourne admits he 'couldn't' duet with idol Paul McCartney

Ozzy Osbourne has made no secret of the fact he loves the Beatles - but he would be hesitant about duetting with Paul McCartney.

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"I don't sit around listening to Metallica." Kirk Hammett has a new book, a new album in the works and absolutely no plans to retire

Metallica's six-string king has his sights firmly set on the future

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“He was the leader of the band, he would write the setlist, he would deal with the fan clubs and the merchandise, co-produce the albums and co-write the music. He, to me, was a role model”: Which A-list metal drummer could Mike Portnoy be talking about?

Dream Theater man talks influences with El Estepario Siberiano

Metal Hammer

"I could have died three times since 2010": It's been 18 years since the last King Diamond album and he's getting impatient

Danish shrieker King Diamond has returned to the road with "a horror show set to music"

Metal Hammer

"He has no job security, no savings, no pension, and when he can't work, no income": Fundraiser set up for leading rock music journalist after heart attack

Writer Mick Wall has written books on Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Eagles and more

Metal Hammer

“Why not go out swinging with the angriest sounds you can?”: Metal Hammer writers name the albums they’d listen to during a zombie apocalypse

As 28 Years Later lurches its way towards box office success, we suggest the rock and metal albums that would best soundtrack a zombie killing spree

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“The rest of the band saw something there, something real from deep inside”: James Hetfield says that Mama Said was never meant to be a Metallica song

The Load country ballad was supposed to be a personal piece that Metallica’s frontman kept to himself, according to a recently unearthed 1996 interview

Louder

Meet Erja Lyytinen, the Finnish blues guitarist inspired by seventies classic rock, eighties thrash and the pursuit of happiness

Finnish slide ace Erja Lyytinen on murder ballads, the joys ofvinyl and playing a skeleton on The Masked Singer

Metal Hammer

8 things we learned at Download Festival 2025

From Spiritbox and President to Cradle Of Filth, Anaal Nathrakh and erm, The Vengaboys, these are the bands that ruled and defined Download Festival 2025

Guitar World

“Most of these dudes don’t fall quite as far as I did. They don’t develop a meth habit and end up shoveling dog s**t for $6 an hour”: Gary Holt on his thrash metal redemption story, balancing Exodus and Slayer – and why even Hetfield cheats on downpicking

Exodus and Slayer mainstay Gary Holt reveals what compelled him to finally roll up his sleeves and unflinchingly tell his life story

Metal Hammer

"We’ve been up, we’ve been down...now look where we are!" Korn have finally headlined Download - and it was an absolute triumph

Metal legends Korn have finally taken the spot they deserve - and to the surprise of no one, they absolutely smashed it

Metal Hammer

"Once you hear their stories, it's hard to not love them." Metallica pay tribute to the "deep emotional human stories" shared by fans, at the premiere of their Metallica Saved My Life documentary

Metallica Saved My Life premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival, with the band and director Jonas Åkerlund in attendance

Metal Hammer

“The goal was to die onstage!” Why retirement is a four-letter word for Metallica’s Kirk Hammett

Metallica’s lead guitarist tells Metal Hammer he doesn’t “believe” in the idea of willingly stepping away from music

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